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Informationen zum Autor Neil Levy! Florey Neuroscience Institutes! Australia and Oxford Centre for Neuroethics! UK Klappentext Might human morality be a product of evolution? An increasing number of philosophers and scientists believe that moral judgment and behaviour emerged because it enhanced the fitness of our distant ancestors. This volume collects some explorations of the evidence for this claim! as well as papers examining its implications. Zusammenfassung An increasing number of philosophers and scientists believe that moral judgment and behaviour emerged because it enhanced the fitness of our distant ancestors. This volume collects together key articles in the discussion as to whether human morality is a product of evolution, as well as papers which examine its implications. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents: Introduction; Part I Precursors to Morality: 'Any animal whatever': Darwinian building blocks of morality in monkeys and apes! Jessica C. Flack and Frans B.M. de Waal. Part II Mechanisms: Psychological altruism! evolutionary origins and moral rules! Philip Kitcher; Summary of: 'Unto Others: the Evolution and Psychology of Unselfish Behavior'! Elliott Sober and David Sloan Wilson; Game theory! rationality and evolution of the social contract! Brian Skyrms; If homo economicus could choose his own utility function! would he want one with a conscience?! Robert H. Frank. Part III Altruism: Recent work on human altruism and evolution! Neven Sesardic; Evolution! altruism and cognitive architecture: a critique of Sober and Wilson's argument for psychological altruism! Stephen Stich. Part IV Meta-Ethics: Darwin's nihilistic idea: evolution and the meaninglessness of life! Tamler Sommers and Alex Rosenberg; Evolutionary ethics: a phoenix arisen! Michael Ruse; Darwinian ethics and error! Richard Joyce; A Darwinian dilemma for realist theories of values! Sharon Street. Part V Normative Ethics: A defense of evolutionary ethics! Robert J. Richards; Is Darwin right?! Keith Sutherland and Jordan Hughes; Name index. ...
